Portland

Singles victories for Sacramento State's Sean Kolar and Roy Brandys were not enough to prevail the Hornets over the University of Portland in a 5-2 non-conference defeat on Thursday at Portland’s LP Tennis Center. 

Recently, I had the pleasure of visiting one of my favorite US cities, Portland, Ore., to attend the International Food Bloggers Conference (IFBC) on behalf of one of our clients, the United States Potato Board. Tough job, right? It gets better. Not only did I get to dine with award-winning cookbook author Diane Morgan,...

A couple weeks ago, I found myself strolling the streets of Portland’s Pearl District with friends and admiring the range of food options, spanning from fancy fare to quirky holes in the wall. Oregon is definitely known for its beer, so I wasn’t surprised to discover that the brewery that makes my favorite beer...

Blooming with Helga, part 2: When Bloggers MeetLast post, I left you on a cliffhanger- I recently made a pilgrimage to Portland, Oregon, to meet the vint-tastic fashion blogger from New Zealand, Helga of Helga Von Trollop. You probably know, Helga is o...

At the intersection of quirky and quaint is Portland, Oregon. After spending a weekend in this small town with a major personality, I came back with my head spinning from Beervana and PDX overload.... (This is a brief excerpt of this post. Please clic...

Here are the tunes Becca & I listened to on our drive to Portland, Seattle & back.  This trip consisted of a lot more pop and quite a bit less classic rock than my drive up the Northwest with Cass a few years back, because Becca is younger a...

Last weekend I ventured to the small town of La Center, Wash., to surprise my mom for a milestone birthday.  Visiting 30 miles north of Portland, Ore., I knew I needed to take advantage of being so close to one of my favorite cities – the aptly named City of Roses is known for...

Yesterday started out earlier than perhaps we would’ve liked, because it would have been great to sleep in and get off to a leisurely (or even lazy) start. Alas, we had too many little stops we wanted to make before pointing toward home, so we ma...